"Yiyi will be the one to blame you, scold you, and beat you. You sold her off to save your wife!" Qin Lianyi pretended to smile casually and said, "Alright, Tingxin. I'm not blaming you or am I mad at you. I won't leave you! I know you did all that for me!"He looked blankly at her. He had been terrified of her reaction ever since he made the deal with the little boy from the Wu family.However, she was so..."But... Yiyi might not be happy about it. I wonder if she’ll think you sold her off? But in case she blames you, scolds you, or beats you, I'll face it with you! You won't be the only one she'll blame!" said Qin Lianyi.Bai Tingxin only found his nose feeling sore. This woman had a way of inadvertently making him feel touched."Okay, that's settled, then," he whispered.She smiled, held his face, and kissed his lips. "Tingxin, no matter what we'll face, we'll face it together. We'll be together through thick and thin."Bai Tingxin gently wrapped his hands around her waist a
After leaving the hospital, Ye Wenming said, "Are you still determined to have this baby?""Yes. If it comes to the point where I can't take it, I can only blame my and the baby's fate. It just means I’m not fated to be the baby's mother," she said."But do you think your liver will be unaffected if it does come to that? You don’t know how bad the damage will be!” he said."I'm mentally prepared for that," said Zhuo Qianyun as she looked down at her belly. "I’ll fight for this baby!"However, he could not do it!"Don't you know how to cherish yourself?" he asked.Zhuo Qianyun said, "I will cherish myself, and I know what I want. You heard what the doctor said today. It's not totally impossible to keep the baby. Though the risk for the mother is high, I’ll be fine for the first seven months. And when the baby is seven months old, the chances of survival are very high. Medical technology is now advanced, unlike before."Ye Wenming was silent. His thin lips were almost pressed into
She suddenly sneered. "Bomb? You’re calling your own child a bomb?"He said nothing but pulled her toward the hospital."Let me go. Let go!" She struggled desperately and tried to break free from his grip. She wanted to escape, but his hand clung firmly to her arm and would not let go.His slender fingers were like steel bars.Zhuo Qianyun panicked and opened her mouth to bite his hand.Ye Wenming frowned, while the people beside them exclaimed, "Ah, Mr. Ye, you..."The men tried to remove Zhuo Qianyun's mouth from Ye Wenming's hand, but Ye Wenming said, "Don't touch her!"Those people instantly dared not move.Ye Wenming looked at Zhuo Qianyun and said grimly, "I'm going to abort this baby even if you bite off my hand today. Qianyun, I don’t dare to put your life at risk for that possibility!"He was even more scared after seeing what had happened to Qin Lianyi.Even though Qin Lianyi had woken up, it was just because of a small bowl of blood from the child from the Wu famil
Before this, she was always at the mercy of others. She was unable to resist and could only let herself get oppressed by the cruel fate.'Am I going to let myself be at someone else's mercy again? Am I going to lose the baby just because of one word from him? And in such a forced and humiliating way?'Seeing the anesthesiologist walking over with the anesthetic, Zhuo Qianyun continued to struggle.It was unknown where she got the burst of strength but she jerked one hand away from the female nurse suppressing her. Then, her hand fumbled on the operating tray beside the operating table as she grabbed a scalpel.Zhuo Qianyun took the scalpel and waved it randomly, while the doctors and nurses who had been suppressing her gasped and backed away. Zhuo Qianyun was finally temporarily free.She clutched the scalpel tightly in her hand as if it was the only weapon that could protect her unborn child."Qianyun, it's useless. I've made up my mind when I brought you here today. I don't car
Ye Wenming stiffened instantly, and a rising fear spread through his body.However, he did not budge. Instead, he said, "You won't kill yourself. You still have Lil Yan and your mother. Are you willing to leave them for the baby?"You could say that this remark had hit her in her weak spot.Zhuo Qianyun quivered. The scalpel in her hand seemed to weigh more than a thousand pounds!Yes, she could not bear to leave Lil Yan and her mother. The man in front of her seemed to see through her.Zhuo Qianyun suddenly smiled, but her eyes were full of tears. "Ye Wenming, you said you want me to believe that you love me. Is this what your love for me is? You didn't ask me whether I'm willing to do it. You decided everything yourself. The country gave me the right to decide whether I want to give birth, but you want to take that away!"There was sarcasm in her voice, and she looked at him with a chill that was never there before. Ye Wenming felt as if the chill would freeze the blood in hi
"Have you ever thought that if it weren't because of Bai Yiyi, the little boy wouldn't have saved Qin Lianyi even when Bai Tingxin knelt to him? And if something does happen to you, who can I kneel to and beg to save you? If something does happen to you and I can save you by kneeling and begging, I would kneel and kowtow a million times, but... there's no guarantee. I don't want to make a bet for that small possibility."Ye Wenming said, his voice already sobbing. He had never spoken in such a tone to anyone.She was the only one!Zhuo Qianyun remained motionless, not wanting to bother with everything Ye Wenming had said.Just then, Ye Wenming suddenly knelt in front of Zhuo Qianyun with a thump. There were instantly gasping sounds all around them. "Qianyun, Bai Tingxin knelt to that boy to get Qin Lianyi to wake up. I... I'll kneel to you too. I just want you to think more about your own safety, okay?" He begged.It was only then that Zhuo Qianyun finally opened her eyes and lo
"Okay, then. That settles it!" He turned to the doctors and nurses nearby, telling them, "That's it for the operation today. You don't have to stay here anymore." Hearing this, the doctors and nurses quickly left the operating room.Zhuo Qianyun looked blankly at Ye Wenming, unable to react for a moment. "What do you mean?""As you said, I have no right to decide whether to make decisions for your body or terminate your pregnancy. I thought I was the one who cared about you and loved you the most. But in fact... I'm the one who hurt you the most, aren't I? I'm sorry I hurt you again," muttered Ye Wenming.He smiled bitterly, staggered back a few steps, and gazed at her. "Qianyun, I don't want you to hate me, nor do I want you to never fall in love with me again... I hope you will... forgive me, though I know how much you'll... probably hate me after today..."With that said, he turned around and left the operating room. His tall and straight figure now looked much older.Moments
He did more than what was necessary today!"Ye Wenming, how can you still be so stupid after all these years?" he murmured to himself.It was a long time before he started the car. He drove aimlessly on the streets of Shen City. It was not until night fell and the moon was high in the sky that he realized he had driven to the store’s entrance again.The door was closed, and only the light pouring from the windows showed that the occupants were still awake.Ye Wenming got out of the car but did not walk to the store. Instead, he leaned against the door and stood there quietly.When Zhuo Qianyun went to draw the curtains before going to bed, she happened to see Ye Wenming standing beside the car outside the window. She could not help freezing.However, moments later, she drew the curtains and ignored the person outside the window.It was better if she and Ye Wenming saw less of each other!Zhuo Qianyun turned around, picked up the cream for bruises in the medical kit, undressed h
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