The grand birthday party brought together Shen City's top elites.Ordinary people like the He family were only able to attend this party because of Yi Qianci, or more specifically, He Zixin!It would be strange if only He Zixin came, so the He family was also invited.Looking at the splendid party in front of her and the upper-class people whom she could only see on TV before this, it would be a lie if Zheng Yahui said she was not shocked.Although she had thought about what to expect since the party was frequently reported on the news, she was still shocked when she arrived.'Is this what it means to be a rich family?’Only by holding on to Yi Qianci could her family enter high society and get more benefits so that her own son could become rich in the future.With that in mind, Zheng Yahui smiled as she took her stepdaughter's hand and said, "Come on, Zixin. Let's go and greet Lil Ci's parents. They invited us to this party today. We should also wish the triplets a happy birthd
He was happy to have Sis around!...Yi Qianjin was very unhappy at the birthday party because she did not see Hao Jifei. She had been looking forward to seeing what present Lil Fei would give her at the birthday party.It was her first birthday since she became friends with Lil Fei!"What's the matter? Are you upset?" Ling Yiran asked her daughter."Mommy, why isn't Lil Fei here?" asked Yi Qianjin.Ling Yiran knew why. Lil Fei's existence was already a controversy to the Yi family. If someone with ulterior motives publicized it, it would only cause greater harm to the child."When we came out today, didn't Lil Fei say he didn't like crowds so he didn't want to come?" asked Ling Yiran.Yi Qianjin pouted. "If I had known he didn't like crowds, I would have invited fewer people to the birthday party. I don't even know many of the uncles here!"Ling Yiran touched her daughter's tiny head. "Do you want Lil Fei to come to your birthday party, Lil Jin?""Yes!" Her little head nodde
'Mommy did a lot of bad things. If Lil Jin finds out...'He could not help trembling at the thought.After an unknown amount of time, he heard voices outside the room.'Are Lil Jin and the rest back?'"Happy birthday, Lil Jin!" He silently wished her in his heart. He heard that her birthday party was lavish, and many big shots attended it!She wore a pink chiffon dress and a small tiara on her head when she went out today. She looked so beautiful, just like a little princess.She must have looked even prettier at the party, surrounded by various lights.In fact... he wanted to give her the present he had prepared for her at her birthday party, even if it was worthless.Sometime later, his room door was suddenly pushed open. He saw a figure dressed in pink come in carrying a slice of cake."Great, you're still up! If you had fallen asleep, this cake wouldn’t be a birthday cake anymore tomorrow!" said Yi Qianjin as she held the cake in front of Hao Jifei."Here, this is my birt
"I... I learned to play a new song as a birthday present for you. I hope... I hope you’ll like it," he said somewhat nervously, embarrassed to tell her that he had no money, so he could not afford a present. This was all he could give her.Fortunately, Yi Qianjin's face did not show disappointment but a look of expectation.Hao Jifei sat down on the piano stool, took a deep breath, and pressed his fingers heavily on the keys.It was a difficult piece, and he had only heard recordings of it a few times. No one taught him the piece. He found the music score online and learned it himself.He had practiced secretly for days just to play the song perfectly and make her happy.'She'll love the song... won't she? She has always liked music that’s difficult to play.'He could play every note correctly, but he could not evoke the right emotions. Therefore, his music had always lacked something compared to hers.He tried hard to make his music have more of what she wanted and make her l
Qin Lianyi planned to shop in the shopping mall here with Ling Yiran. She wanted to buy some baby products and have Ling Yiran give her some advice.Ling Yiran said, "Bai Tingxin didn't prepare anything for you?" In her opinion, Bai Tingxin could not wait to arm Lianyi to the teeth. He prepared everything."He has prepared everything, but I want to buy something for myself too. Because if Daddy does all the shopping and Mommy doesn't, how am I a mommy?"Ling Yiran could not help laughing. Looking at the joy on her best friend's face, she was happy for Lianyi. It was great that Lianyi and Bai Tingxin's hard times were over. Their good times were about to begin.Just as they approached the mall, Qin Lianyi dragged Ling Yiran to the other side."What's the matter? Aren't we going to the mall?" Ling Yiran asked in confusion."I just want to check something out. I heard they’re filming Old Friends 2 here today," said Qin Lianyi.Old Friends was a gay drama broadcasted on online platf
If he did star in a gay drama, then... she felt that her nose was about to bleed just thinking about it!"Why are you blushing?" asked Ling Yiran as she looked at her best friend's flushed face."N-Nothing." Qin Lianyi quickly got rid of the blush on her face and said to her best friend, "Let's wait here for a while. Let's ask for an autograph or something when they finish filming. I'm sure they'll say yes.""I think so too," said Ling Yiran. Although the drama Old Friends was getting popular, it was only a niche genre, after all. Besides, the two actors were rookies, so they probably would not reject fans who asked them for autographs or something.Especially when her best friend was pregnant."But I'm afraid it's going to take them a while to wrap up. Are you just going to wait here? Aren't you tired?" Ling Yiran said with some concern.Qin Lianyi said, "Nope. It's kinda interesting to watch them shoot!"After watching for a while, Qin Lianyi could not help crying out, "Wow, a
"Mr. Bai's worried about the danger you might encounter, so he asked us to secretly protect you, Miss Qin," they said.Their strange behavior also attracted the attention of the people around them. A voice suddenly rang out. "Hey, isn't this the woman who had an affair with the president of Bai Feng Group and then went viral because she got pregnant?"After all, when Bai Yulai's malicious post went viral, the photos and videos that the press had taken of Qin Lianyi before this were also posted online. Although Bai Tingxin deleted them afterward, many people had seen them.It was no surprise that a few people could recognize Qin Lianyi.However, many people were looking in their direction and began to talk after hearing the statement.When Bai Tingxin received his subordinate's call, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Then, he said, "Okay, got it. I'll come over right now." As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Tingxin turned to the people he was having a video conference with and said
After all, in the news earlier, it was reported that the president of Bai Feng Group had said that the baby in Qin Lianyi's belly would be Bai Feng Group's future heir.The film crew would be in trouble if anything happened to the baby!However, they did not expect another tall and handsome man to come over with Bai Tingxin.When some of the bodyguards saw Yi Jinli, they immediately shouted, "Young Master Yi."Young Master Yi... Not many people in Shen City would be addressed as that!When the film crew looked at Yi Jinli's aristocratic appearance, someone instantly thought of a man."Could this... be Yi Jinli?"After hearing Ling Yiran shout ‘Jin’, the crowd could confirm their guesses.'It was indeed... Yi Jinli!'Yi Jinli approached Ling Yiran. "Were you hurt? If you wanted an autograph, you could’ve just asked me.""I'm not hurt. Someone just bumped into me," said Ling Yiran before smiling. "I just found out today that the TV drama I'm following is being filmed here. I ju
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