He rubbed his temples as he looked at her. "Are you going to come to my room from today onward to bond with me?""If you think it’s doable, that’d be best,” she said.He was speechless as he drew close to her and pushed her up against a nearby cabinet. "Qin Lianyi, am I not a man to you?"Did she know how much restraint he needed to fight his desire when she lay by his side at night, with her arms grabbing him from time to time and her thigh resting on his lap across the pregnancy pillow?"I’ve never thought of you as a woman!" she answered immediately.He was between laughter and tears. "You sure do trust me."She said matter-of-factly, "Who else am I going to trust if not you? You didn't even have your way with me after what happened to you yesterday!"What she said left Bai Tingxin speechless for a moment.He looked at her blankly. He recalled what had happened the night before because of what she just said. Her lips were so soft, her breath was so sweet, and it felt so good
That same woman who looked poised but cold almost caused her unborn child to miscarry by beating her up. Qin Lianyi did not have a good impression of Qi Yueyun.However, she never expected her to drug her own son!She could almost guess why. After all, news had reported that Qi Yueyun invited many socialites in the city to attend his birthday party.Some even said it was a blind date party.Qin Lianyi bit her lip and said, "She... She's against us being together, isn't she? If she continues to refuse, then you..."Bai Tingxin said, "I'm no longer her pawn. It's up to me to decide what to do. My mother won't be bothering you again for years, and I won't let her harm our child. They’ll be born safely."She let out a sigh of relief. "No matter what happens, even if your mother objects, I’ll still pester you. You said it yourself. You want me to keep pestering you and not give up!"He could not help chuckling. The woman sometimes depressed him, but she never failed to cheer him up w
The little girl's expression changed, and Ling Yiran added, "In that case, you’ll also be an ex-convict! Besides, Lil Yan's mom was in jail because she was wronged by bad people. But this time, you’ll be going to jail because you made a threat, not because someone wronged you.”She was a nine-year-old girl, after all. Even if she was arrogant and stubborn, she was scared now. She stomped her feet and left angrily.Ling Yiran turned to look at Lil Yan in front of her and rubbed his head. "If I hadn't seen that, were you really going to give in to that girl?"Zhuo Yan said nothing, but his face flushed. It was admission to Ling Yiran's words.Ling Yiran said, "You should never forget that I'm here for you. I know you want to protect your mom, but you're still young. So let me know if you're ever in trouble and I'll figure something out. I'll protect your mommy with you, okay?"Zhuo Yan's eyes reddened, and he nodded after a long pause.Ling Yiran looked at the time. It was almost t
Zheng Yahui was surprised when she heard that her former stepson was going to be in the first grade. "Well... Is Lil Ci going to be in the first grade? Why don't you just transfer Zixin to another school? Shen City's Foreign Language Primary School is a great primary school..."Zheng Yahui began to ramble on about He Zixin and Lil Ci studying in Foreign Language Primary School. Then, her son could study there too."When the time comes, we'll just move somewhere near Foreign Language Primary School so it's convenient for the kids to get to and fro from school. We'll be able to take better care of them too. Don't you think so, Mrs. Yi?"Ling Yiran looked at Zheng Yahui with a half-smile. She knew what she was up to. Foreign Language Primary School was an aristocratic primary school in Shen City, where many rich and powerful families sent their children to study.With tuition fees running at hundreds of thousands of yuan a year and houses in the neighborhood being ridiculously expensi
In the mourning hall of Yi Residence, Yi Jinli looked at his father's memorial tablet in front of him with a touch of bitterness at the corner of his lips. "Dad, I'm sorry. I thought I would never forgive that woman and have her die to atone for her sins, but I love Yiran so much that I don't want her to suffer. So forgive me, Dad!"Holding the lit incense sticks, he respectfully bowed three times to his father's memorial tablet before inserting them in the burner and turning around to leave the mourning hall.When he got back to the main house, Uncle Kwan said, "Young Master Yi, Young Madam brought Young Master Mo, Second Young Master, and Young Lady out on a trip.""Okay, I got it," Yi Jinli said without further questioning. They had agreed at the beginning to never let him know if she was taking the children to see that woman.That was exactly what she did. She just told him they were going on a trip.'Maybe this is for the best,' Yi Jinli thought to himself.Outside a kinderg
"I understand that. I understand!" said Mrs. Kang as her nasal voice broke a little. "I'm content with the ways things are now. I... I don't expect Jinli to forgive me and see me. I know it's already the biggest compromise for him to spare me."Old Lawyer Kang patted his wife on the shoulder and comforted her. "Alright, don't be upset. Yiran brought her kids to see you today. That's something to be happy about!""Yes... Yes, it's a happy occasion!" Mrs. Kang immediately said and cheered up. "I'm going to make the kids some delicious food and take them to some interesting places in L City."The three children had very different personalities. Yi Qianjin and Mrs. Kang were the closest, so she kept clinging to Mrs. Kang. Meanwhile, the boys Yi Qianmo and Yi Qianci, remained silent in the living room.Of course, strictly speaking, Yi Qianmo was watching Yi Qianci. Yi Qianci looked totally dazed, seemingly indifferent to everything around him.Ling Yiran knew that Lil Ci was different
Um... He was indeed ‘obedient’! Ling Yiran could not help smiling.After seeing Yi Qianci making a video call, Yi Qianjin also wanted to call her dad and Hao Jifei."Be good now. Coming here is our little secret. Didn't we agree on keeping this from Daddy for a while? How about this? I'll call Uncle Kwan and ask him to get Lil Fei to have a video call with you,” said Ling Yiran.She had an agreement with the children not to tell Jin about coming here. As for Mrs. Kang's real identity as their grandmother, Ling Yiran planned to tell them when they were older.After all, there was more to it than what a few words could explain.Therefore, Yi Qianjin soon held Ling Yiran's phone and had a video call with Hao Jifei.Ling Yiran then asked her oldest son, "Is there anyone you want to video call? … Except Daddy, of course."The little one shook his head. He did not have anyone in particular that he wanted to have a video call with. He could not understand why Lil Ci and Lil Jin were so
...Qin Lianyi had been having the time of her life these days. She would accompany her parents around J City during the day as if they were here for a holiday. She even made them a travel itinerary.If it were not for the fact that she was pregnant and could not exhaust herself, she would have gone with her parents to various tourist attractions in J City.She had also become a regular to Bai Tingxin's office. No one would stop her now. Even her access to Bai Tingxin's office became unimpeded."Miss Qin, Mr. Bai is having a meeting. He said you can go and wait for him in his office if you’re here," the secretary said.As soon as Qin Lianyi entered the office and put down her bag, her phone rang. She picked up the phone and saw that it was a call from Bai Yulai.Speaking of which, she and Bai Yulai had not talked to each other for quite a while. However, she had texted him when she came to J City to find Tingxin. He even expressed his wishes that she and Tingxin could make up wit
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