She knew that Guo Xinli's main income now came from his shop. If he lost his shop, he and his daughter would suffer greatly."It's okay if she wants to come here and make a scene again, but don't give in too much to her. If you give in once, there’ll be many more times in the future. You'll be left with no choice in the end!" Zhuo Qianyun warned him.Guo Xinli said, "Okay, I got it. Let me know if she bothers you again."Their concern for each other stung Ye Wenming's eyes.Guo Xinli then turned to Ye Wenming and said, "Mr. Ye, thank you for just now!""You’re thanking me?" Ye Wenming sneered. "I'm just helping Qianyun out. You don't need to thank me."The ‘thank you’ made it sound like they were together, while he was just an outsider!Guo Xinli was instantly embarrassed.Zhuo Qianyun looked at Ye Wenming. "Why did you come?""Would you believe me if I said I came over because I missed you and Lil Yan?" asked Ye Wenming."Mr. Ye, I think I've made it clear to you that you're
Ye Wenming almost left in a fluster.Guo Xinli looked apologetic as he said, "I'm sorry to make you and Mr. Ye...""I'm the one who should apologize for getting you involved with him and me." Zhuo Qianyun smiled bitterly.Although Guo Xinli repeatedly said it was nothing, Zhuo Qianyun still felt sorry.At night, Lil Yan and her mother were already asleep. Zhuo Qianyun was about to close the store's shutters when a car pulled at the entrance. Then, a figure staggered out of it.Before Zhuo Qianyun could react, the figure embraced her, looked down, and buried his face in her neck."Qianyun..." The hoarse voice mixed with the smell of alcohol told her who it was.'Is Ye Wenming... drunk?'Zhuo Qianyun wanted to push Ye Wenming away, but the more she pushed him, the tighter he held her. Their bodies were pressed against each other, and his scent enveloped her whole body."Ye Wenming, are you drunk?" Zhuo Qianyun shouted in a low whisper, afraid the noise would wake her mother and
However, she had forgotten that the man before her was drunk. Saying that would only trigger him more."You're mine, Qianyun. You're mine... I forbid you to fall in love with someone else... You can't..." Ye Wenming frantically kissed Zhuo Qianyun as he tore her clothes apart with both hands.She resisted as hard as she could, but it only made him more violent.She felt his kisses and scent all over her, yet she could not even refuse.Tears... could not stop rolling out of her eyes. Zhuo Qianyun sobbed while crying out, "Ye Wenming, don't make me hate you again."However, he did not hear a thing and had his way with her......Zhuo Qianyun desperately washed her body with warm water in the hotel bathroom.There were marks all over her body telling her what had happened! She never expected this to happen when she dropped him off at the hotel out of pity.She was desperately trying to distance herself from this man, but just now...It was fruitless no matter how she struggled o
'Stop thinking about it! Stop it!'She told herself.Just then, the car from last night pulled up in front of the store again. Zhuo Qianyun stiffened as she looked blankly at the person getting out of it.He walked toward her in the same suit he had worn yesterday.She immediately tensed as both her hands grabbed the hem of her dress.Ye Wenming looked at Zhuo Qianyun with remorse filling his face. However, he might do the same thing again if he got to do it all over again. Maybe his subconscious did what he had always wanted to do through his intoxication.When he woke up today, she had left the hotel. Even though he was drunk, he had some vague impressions. Besides, the mess on the bed told him what had happened last night."Qianyun, Last night..." said Ye Wenming.Zhuo Qianyun instantly got up and snapped. "Nothing happened last night except that you were drunk and I sent you to a hotel room.""Nothing happened?" Ye Wenming frowned as his eyes fell on her darkly. "Do you
If she had not been nosy, then that would not have happened last night."But I'm glad you did," muttered Ye Wenming. He gently bent over, and his face magnified before Zhuo Qianyun's eyes. "If you hadn't sent me here, we wouldn't have been so intimate last night... We were as intimate as we were back then..."Slap!She raised her hand and slapped him hard.Ye Wenming's cheek was slapped sideways, and a red mark quickly appeared on his cheek.However, it was as if he did not feel the pain. Instead, he said to her, "If you think hitting me once isn't enough, you can continue hitting me. But Qianyun, you can't deny that you had feelings for me last night no matter what. You also wanted me in the end. Though I was drunk, I remember what you said. You said... you wanted me to give it to you. You said...""Shut up! Shut up!" Zhuo Qianyun immediately covered her ears, unwilling to hear it. Everything he said now would only draw her back to that moment and make her feel more miserable.
The distance between them was so close yet so far. It seemed as if he could not get close even if he did everything he could."What would it take for you to give me a little affection? I... only want a little bit..."She rejected him ruthlessly, saying, "There's nothing you can do, Ye Wenming. I told you, it's over between us. Let's act as if yesterday never happened. I hope you'll forget about it, and I'll forget about it too!"His eyes were full of pain. 'How can I forget?'Ye Wenming seemed to have lost his strength suddenly as he staggered back.Zhuo Qianyun took a deep breath. "I hope you won't ever come to my store again. You can call me about anything regarding Lil Yan. This is the end of us."With that said, Zhuo Qianyun turned to leave, leaving Ye Wenming standing alone in the room. His mood was now different from before.When he heard the door close, Ye Wenming fell to his knees in dejection. His hands clenched together as he pounded the floor hard."Ah... Ah... Ah!"
"It does seem fast." Qin Lianyi touched her stomach before looking at Zhuo Qianyun. She asked, "By the way, Sis Zhuo, is Lil Yan doing okay? Are there any other kids at school who are picking on him?""He's doing okay. I don't think he gets bullied at school anymore. After you backed him up, the principal and teachers learned that he has the Yi family and the Bai family supporting him. So they're cautious with him!" said Zhuo Qianyun. "That's good," said Qin Lianyi.The three chatted as they ate. When talking about Guo Xinli's daughter Guo Nianan, Qin Lianyi also said she would like to see the adorable child after giving birth.Just then, the waiter served a plate of beef entrails. Qin Lianyi said, "Hey, try this out. Beef entrails are this restaurant's specialty. I didn't like them before, but now I love them." The spicy smell rushed to the tip of her nose, and Zhuo Qianyun suddenly felt nauseous. She instantly got up, covered her mouth, and hurried toward the washroom in the p
Qin Lianyi's face looked paler and paler.Just then, the strange boy suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed his small palm on Qin Lianyi's belly.Zhuo Qianyun and Qin Lianyi were startled. Zhuo Qianyun raised her hand to remove the little boy's hand from Qin Lianyi's belly.However, the middle-aged man standing behind the little boy suddenly said, "Don't touch him. You can't afford the consequences of touching Little Young Master."Zhuo Qianyun froze. The man spoke so confidently. It was as if something bad... would happen if she removed the little boy's hand.Just as she hesitated, Qin Lianyi gasped and said, "Sis Zhuo... It... It's alright..."She could feel the strong and rapid kicking of the baby slowing down and becoming normal after the boy put his hand on her belly.Zhuo Qianyun did not touch the little boy when she saw that Qin Lianyi was seemingly getting better.The little boy withdrew his hand after a while. He looked up and stared at Qin Lianyi. "What would it
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