"Bai Tingxin should be able to find out who did it." Ling Yiran's eyes fell on Zhuo Qianyun's belly. "You're pregnant, and running a store is hard. Why don't I find someone to help you out? You can take over the store again when your body recovers after you give birth to your baby.""No thanks, I'm doing okay. And I recently stopped having morning sickness. The baby's rather obedient and doesn't give me much trouble. My mom can still help me out. If we face any trouble, I’ll definitely ask for your help. Don’t worry.” Zhuo Qianyun said with a smile.All Ling Yiran could say was, "Call me if you need anything.""Okay," answered Zhuo Qianyun.After leaving Zhuo Qianyun's place, Ling Yiran went to see Qin Lianyi. She wanted to ask whether they had found any clues regarding the poison injection. However, she was shocked when she reached Qin Lianyi and Bai Tingxin's mansion."What... What is he doing here?" Ling Yiran looked in shock at the little boy sitting on the couch while holdi
"Good boy!" Qin Lianyi replied with a smile. Sure enough, the words ‘Aunt Qin’ were more pleasant to the ears.Ling Yiran continued to ask curiously, "Why do you want to be with Yiyi? You seem to have said you wanted to be with Yiyi when Aunt Qin was pregnant with her, right?"Shaking his head, the little boy said, "I can't tell you!"'He can't tell me?' Curiosity flashed across Ling Yiran's eyes. In other words, there must be a reason for this but it was a secret.In conclusion, there was no way a seven or eight-year-old child could fall in love with a baby at first sight!"Do you have superpowers?" Ling Yiran asked again.The little boy blinked, clearly puzzled."Why were you so sure Aunt Qin was carrying a girl when you first saw her? And why could your blood save Aunt Qin and wake her up?" asked Ling Yiran."Yeah, why?" Qin Lianyi also widened her eyes and looked at the child in front of her in curiosity.She was so amazed the last time he came to see Yiyi that she forgot
"By the way, what's your name?" asked Ling Yiran."Wu Mochen." The boy did not hide it from her.Bai Yiyi enjoyed being burped and fell asleep soon after.The little boy reluctantly returned Bai Yiyi to the maid, got up, and said, "Well, goodbye.""Are you going home alone? Shall I take you home?" asked Ling Yiran.Qin Lianyi said, "That's not necessary. Someone will pick him up. Don't worry, he's very important to his family!" Last time, she tried to send him back, but she saw a row of cars parked at the gate. They were there just to... pick up the heir of the Wu family!There was probably a row of cars parked outside her house by now.After Wu Mochen left, Ling Yiran asked Qin Lianyi, "By the way, have you found out who’s the culprit behind the toxin injection?""Tingxin said he found some clues. He just has to make sure," said Qin Lianyi."Where is he? Is he out today?" Speaking of Bai Tingxin, Ling Yiran just remembered she had not seen Bai Tingxin even though she had arri
Bai Tingxin slowly opened his eyes, got up, and looked at his mother.Qi Yueyun was all dressed up as she still wanted to leave the best impression of herself on others even when abroad.As long as his mother did not hurt Lianyi, he could satisfy everything she wanted. He could let her live a good life, keep a toyboy, or even indulge in a life of luxury.However, it seemed that his mother was always constantly testing his bottom line no matter how he tried to satisfy her.Bai Tingxin's icy gaze made the remaining sarcastic words Qi Yueyun wanted to say get stuck in her throat. "Why... are you looking at me like that?" Qi Yueyun felt a sudden unease.'Does my son's sudden visit here mean... No, no. I did it so carefully that no one would find out about it. Even if they did find something, they wouldn’t be able to trace it back to me.'"I thought you and I could live in peace by letting you stay here, and I could take care of you until you died. But it seems I was too naive," Bai
Qi Yueyun looked at her son mockingly and said, "If I go to prison, I won't be the only one humiliated but the Bai family and Bai Feng Group will be too. Bai Feng Group's stocks will plummet, and the shareholders will suffer heavy losses. Do you think you can stay as president?"Qi Yueyun had thought of a way out for herself in such a short period of time."You can only let this go. From now on, I’ll live my days here, while you can live yours back in Bai Residence!" said Qi Yueyun.Bai Tingxin smiled faintly. "Yes, you'll live your life here, but you can never leave this place!"Qi Yueyun froze. "What do you mean? Are you going to lock me up in here? Are you going to lock up your own mother?""You can call it 'locking up'. You’ll spend the rest of your life in this old castle. Someone will take care of you, but you can forget about the life of luxury you want," said Bai Tingxin.Qi Yueyun immediately said furiously, "What right do you have to lock me up? I can leave whenever I w
"I'm already back, but I have something to take care of in the office. It's urgent, so I'm not going home tonight. I'll be back tomorrow. You should rest early. Don't exhaust yourself!" said Bai Tingxin."Oh, okay. By the way, do you want to make a video call so I can show you Yiyi?" said Qin Lianyi. Since Yiyi was born, Bai Tingxin would make video calls to see their daughter whenever he took a break from work in the office. Qin Lianyi could foresee that her husband would probably dote on their daughter very much in the future.However, Bai Tingxin said, "No thanks. I can see her when I get home tomorrow anyway. I have a lot of work to do right now, so I'm going to hang up." With that said, he ended the call.Qin Lianyi looked at the phone in her hand and somehow felt a surge of uneasiness course within her.She thought that he was acting a little strange.He usually seemed as if he could not get enough of their daughter. Besides that, his voice sounded a little strange on the ph
Bai Tingxin suddenly stiffened. Then, he slowly looked up at her as if in slow motion. "What... are you doing here?" he asked hoarsely with a forced smile.She was taken aback by the exhausted look on his face. "Are you exhausted from your trip overseas? You look so tired. Why don't you go home and rest? You can continue with your work after having a good rest."Qin Lianyi said as she walked up to Bai Tingxin. "What time did you come back today? You didn't call me when you got off the plane."Instead of answering her, Bai Tingxin suddenly hugged her around the waist while his face was pressed against her belly.Qin Lianyi froze. "What's the matter? Did... something happen?"Her voice was so gentle, and the weight on his heart only grew heavier.How was he going to tell her that the real culprit who almost killed her and their baby was his mother? How was he going to tell her that he had only gotten justice by stopping his mother from ever leaving the old castle? He did not send
Bai Tingxin raised his hands and gently pulled Qin Lianyi's hands down into his palms."But even so, I gave her a way out. I didn't give the evidence to the police right away. I just made sure she won’t be able to leave her home for the rest of her life. I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." muttered Bai Tingxin.He kept his head down and apologized profusely.Qin Lianyi said, "Tingxin, you've done enough for me. Don't apologize again. You've done nothing wrong! You made sure your mother can never leave her house, and that’s no different from imprisonment. Did you think I would still blame you or think you were being partial to your mother?""I..." He opened his mouth. The woman in front of him seemed to know what he feared most."I'm glad that you didn't keep me in the dark. You claimed justice for me. Even though the culprit is your mother, you still acted on my behalf and didn’t cover it up or act as if nothing ever happened," said Qin Lianyi.He froze before slowly looking up again. "Yo
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