The men of the Yi family should never fall in love with a woman."You..." Master Yi's face was contorted with anger. This was obviously bad for a man who had just been rescued from death only two days before.However, Yi Jinli did not want to appease the old man. Instead, he said lightly, "Grandfather, since I’ve already said so to your face today, then it means that I can definitely protect her. The doctor has already said, if you take care of your body well, you might get to live for a few more years."Master Yi seemed to laugh in anger. "Alright, it’s no wonder you're my grandson. It seems that you really have feelings for that woman. Have you forgotten your father's example? Are you going to follow in your father's footsteps?""Even if I do love a woman, I won’t let that woman run my life," he replied."Your father said the same thing at the beginning, but look at what happened! He lost his life for a woman!" Master Yi said mockingly."I'm not him!" Yi Jinli said coldly. He s
"Tell me, what will Ling Yiran think if she finds out the truth someday?" Master Yi said.Yi Jinli suddenly smiled, but his eyes were cold. "She'll never know the truth."Master Yi grunted. "Do you think that's possible? Now that I know, I'm sure one day, she'll also..."He did not get to finish his sentence before he was interrupted by Yi Jinli. "She'll never know. Right, Grandfather?"His cold voice spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear. Master Yi saw a threatening flash in his grandson's eyes.This grandson of his even dared to threaten him for the sake of a woman? An uneasy feeling welled up in Master Yi's heart.Would it be true that in the future, his grandson would not be controlled by a woman?Could things get worse?-Over the weekend, Ling Yiran rode the bus to the hospital where her grandmother was.Grandmother's ward, however, was crowded with relatives. When they saw Ling Yiran, their faces were filled with all sorts of expressions.Especially h
All of a sudden, Ling Yiran knew what they were up to. The only reason they called her over was to get her to pay the fees.If she guessed it right, these people in front of her would have prepared what they were going to say.Sure enough, once Old Man Lu finished, her first uncle immediately said, "Dad, we don't have any money. I don't even have the money for my son to get married. Otherwise, my Minghui’s wedding wouldn’t be dragged until now.”"Yes, Dad, we don't have money!" Her second uncle also joined in immediately before bitterly turning his face to Ling Yiran. "Yiran, if our family wasn’t poor, we wouldn’t have thought about marrying you into the Feng family.”"So just because you're poor, you can marry me to a fool? Do you have the right to do so just because you’re poor?” Ling Yiran said coldly.While her second uncle was frozen in place, her first uncle said with a look of dissatisfaction, "Your two cousins don't even have wives. They're responsible for carrying on th
Everyone's faces changed immediately. Her third aunt directly blurted out, "What do you mean?""That means I'm not going to give you 200,000!" Ling Yiran coldly said, "I never said that I know any big shots. Grandmother is also your mother. You have to take care of her too. Don't you find it ridiculous to ask a maternal granddaughter like me to cover your travel fares and all of Grandmother’s medical bills?"Yiran, you're wrong to say so. Your first uncle and second uncle witnessed with their owns the big shot carrying you out of Feng's residence that day.""I don't know anything. All I remember is that I was drugged by my first uncle and second uncle," Ling Yiran said mockingly. "Maybe he was just doing me a favor. I can't stand to see people cheat their niece like this. Why don't First Uncle and Second Uncle tell me who the big shot is so that I can go and thank him."Old Man Lu and his children looked at each other.She did not know? Was that possible?!"Yiran, you need to pay
“Then I’ll say I can’t cure this illness and bring your mother home. I’ll see if she’ll contribute this money!” Old Man Lu said angrily.“But what if she really sues us?” First Uncle said, worried.Second Uncle hurriedly added, “Yes, she was a top law student back then and had even been a lawyer. Moreover, backing her now…. That big figure is probably there. If they really sue us, we probably won’t be able to win the lawsuit.”Old Man Lu rubbed his chin. His expression was ugly as he said, “Then you three sum up the remaining three quarters of the medical bill.”“You want us to cover the expenses?” Third Aunt hastily asked.“What else? Wait for that brat to sue us?” Old Man Lu glared angrily at his daughter. “If you don’t contribute to these medical expenses, don’t think you can get a single penny from the coming expropriation compensation!”Third Aunt did not make a sound anymore. Although she was a daughter who had already married off, the family said before that they would giv
“Nothing happened. Since she did some things she shouldn’t have, naturally, she should bear the consequences,” Gu Lichen said carelessly as if he did not think it was a big deal at all.However, when Ling Yiran heard it, her heart jumped. Saying it this way… Had Zhong Rongrong been silenced? She might even have been forced out of show business.From then on, she would no longer have luxuries to adorn herself and would have to live a plain life.On this planet, how many would willingly choose plainness? Especially someone who had experienced luxury before. She was afraid Zhong Rongrong would not be able to withstand that kind of commoner’s plainness.“What, are you sympathizing her?” Gu Lichen looked at the woman before his eyes and said, “That day, Zhong Rongrong was not courteous to you at all, though.”“I’m not sympathizing. I think she wouldn’t want my sympathy either,” Ling Yiran said. “You don’t have to treat me to a meal as an apology either. I need to catch the bus back to
Was she not anxious to no longer have any ties with Yi Jinli? After all, his existence to the previous her was like a nightmare. However, just now… She had actually thought about him saving her!“Why were you at the hospital?” Gu Lichen’s voice abruptly sounded in the car.“My maternal grandmother is sick. I came to visit her,” she said. Even if she did not say it, he could find out with a discreet check.“Your grandmother lives in this town?” he asked.“Uh-huh.”“Then, you…. lived here in the past too?” His voice seemed to carry some hesitation.“I lived here for some time when I was little, but I went back to Shen City after becoming a little older,” she said.“Is that so? Then when you stayed here when you were little, did anything unusual happen?” When he asked this, his fingers that were holding the steering wheel tightened slightly.“I don’t understand what you mean by ‘something unusual’,” Ling Yiran replied. “Moreover, when I was here, I was still little. Even if someth
“Is that so,” she said as she leaned forward. She somehow felt that his words were said on purpose for her to hear.His ink-black phoenix eyes stared at the face in front of him. Gu Lichen’s thin lips parted slightly as he resumed saying, “Because back then, I was separated from someone in that hospital. That person told me once that she really liked to eat at this restaurant, so I’ll come to sit here and have their food every year on the day I was separated from her.”“In that case, I think that person must be someone very important you, huh?” said Ling Yiran. Hearing his tone, it seemed that he really missed that person.“Yes, very important. To me, her life is nearly as important as mine.” His indifferent tone sounded as if he was saying something very natural.However, Ling Yiran was shocked when she heard this.Gu Lichen was this concerned about a person he parted with? Originally, in her eyes, someone like him who constantly changed girlfriends, and was even so merciless to
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