As she had her head down, she could not see what his fingers were doing, but this made her all the more nervous.Even Zhuo Qianyun could not explain what she was nervous about.Ye Wenming's fingers gently detangled her hair from the clasp. He was even vaguely grateful to the person who came up with the idea of wearing costumes. Otherwise, her hair would not have gotten caught in the clasp and he would not have gotten the chance to get so openly close to her. She would not have quietly stood still as he pressed against her either.It was just like the old days. She used to lean into his arms and speak in a soft, coquettish voice, "Wenming, you know what? Your arms feel so safe. It's as if I have nothing to be afraid of when I'm in your arms. Even if the sky falls, you’ll hold it up for me.”However, he was the one who made her world collapse!Now, he could not give her any sense of security. All he could give her was fear.His eyes darkened at the thought of this, and he quickly w
Therefore, Yiran and Yi Jinli were probably at today’s parent-child event too. After a while, Zhuo Qianyun finally saw Ling Yiran and Yi Jinli. The two of them were at Yi Qianci's side. The things Yi Qianci had put out to sell had all been sold.Yi Qianci stood with He Zixin. He was just like a puppy that followed her around.He Zixin's parents were also here. They were attentive toward He Zixin and Yi Qianci as if they took care of the kids well. However, Zhuo Qianyun was aware of their true nature and disliked them. Ling Yiran was surprised to see Ye Wenming after seeing Zhuo Qianyun.After saying hello, Ling Yiran pulled Zhuo Qianyun aside and whispered, "What a rare sight to see you attend the parent-child event with Ye Wenming.""I don't want my son to have regrets. If I were the only one accompanying Lil Yan to these parent-child events, those rumors will continue flying around,” said Zhuo Qianyun. That would only cause trouble for her son."Did you ask Ye Wenming to com
Zhuo Qianyun nodded, and the three finally reached the school cafeteria. Ye Wenming and Lil Yan went to the counter to buy some food and drinks, while Zhuo Qianyun found a seat and waited for them.Zhuo Qianyun's eyes welled up as she watched the father and son hold a plate each while choosing the food.This scene was common for ordinary families.However, it was so rare for her.She once thought Ye Wenming and Lil Yan would never get along like normal father and son.However, what happened today had surprised her. Perhaps it was exactly because they were father and son. They were tied by blood, after all.'What about me... How much affection do I have left for Ye Wenming?''If there's really nothing left, why did I feel some discomfort in my chest when I heard Ye Wenming had been getting his blood drawn for me? Is it just because I don't want to owe Ye Wenming anything?'She thought that the best thing that could happen to her was to raise her children, take good care of her m
"Thank you for today. Lil Yan had a great time," said Zhuo Qianyun. She could see that her son was in a good mood."It's what a father is supposed to do. You don't need to thank me. I'm the one who owes Lil Yan too much," said Ye Wenming. After some hesitation, he added, "Qianyun, what you saw the other day when you came to my office—"There was tension in his voice as he said this.However, she interrupted before he could finish. "You don't need to explain it to me!""But you're my wife, aren't you?" he asked as he looked at her intently. There was even an imploring look in his eyes. "Even if... we're going to get a divorce later on, you're still my wife right now. Shouldn't you find out what's going on?"For a moment, what he said and the look in his eyes made it hard for her to retort."Yan Qiongying came to me the other day and told me about what happened to you in prison. I... was so distracted that I didn't even notice her approaching me. The next thing I knew, you were alr
Ye Wenming returned to his car and started it. Then, the car slowly drove away from the store.The last thing he saw in the rearview mirror was Zhuo Qianyun smiling at Guo Xinli...She had not shown him such a smile in so many years.Ye Wenming withdrew his gaze and told himself again that maybe it was best not to disturb her.Once Zhuo Qianyun finished checking the goods Guo Xinli brought over, she looked up to find that Ye Wenming was no longer in the store.An indescribable sense of loss instantly rose in her heart.'Is he... gone? Did he just leave without a word?'"Huh? Is Mr. Ye gone?" Guo Xinli's voice rang out in surprise."Yes, he's gone," said Zhuo Qianyun."Have you and Mr. Ye made up and gotten back together?" asked Guo Xinli.Zhuo Qianyun froze before quickly denying it. "No, we’re just like before. We're not really together."Guo Xinli scratched his head in embarrassment. "I thought you had gotten back together. The way you looked around for him just now was as
Yi Jinli's arms suddenly tightened around Ling Yiran. Every time he saw Ye Wenming, he realized how lucky he was.He had coldly watched Yiran get imprisoned back then. If he had intervened, Yiran would not have suffered in prison.Fortunately, Yiran forgave him and was willing to be with him."Thank you," he muttered.Ling Yiran chuckled. "What's come over you? We're talking about Sis Zhuo and Ye Wenming. What are you thanking me for?""Thank you for being willing to forgive me. If you had refused to forgive me, I'm afraid I'd be worse off and more miserable than Ye Wenming," said Yi Jinli.Ling Yiran turned around and fixed her eyes on Yi Jinli. "Jin, I can only be truly happy because there’s no other man in the world who can love me like you do. And neither can I love anyone else as much as I love you.”After a pause, her hands caressed his face. "Thank you for falling in love with me."If he had not fallen in love with her, would she have a different fate? Perhaps she would
Thinking of this, Wu Huairen rushed forward again and slapped Yan Qiongying several times.Yan Qiongying's face was soon beaten swollen. "Huairen, listen to me. I... I went to see Ye Wenming for the sake of your business. I really did it for you...""Do you think I can't see through you? Yan Qiongying, don't you know what kind of woman you are? You're lucky that I was willing to make your life as comfortable as it is now. Otherwise, do you think an ex-convict like you can enjoy such a comfortable life? Since you want to be with Ye Wenming more, you can go to him. It seems my place isn’t good enough for you! Hence, I'm taking this house back. I'll give you three days to leave!"Wu Huairen was about to walk away after saying that.Yan Qiongying was taken aback. Ignoring the pain, she hurriedly tried to grab Wu Huairen.She would have nothing left if she got evicted."Huairen, don't kick me out. I've been with you for so many years. I really did it for you. I won't go look for Ye We
"What happened to you?" asked Zhuo Qianyun.Yan Qiongying forced a smile. "Huairen beat me. He blamed me for being useless because I couldn’t help him get a business deal with Ye Group, so he beat me."Zhuo Qianyun was silent. After all, Yan Qiongying had come to her before, hoping to help Wu Huairen strike a business deal with Ye Wenming. However, she refused.Yan Qiongying looked at the state Zhuo Qianyun was in and pretended to be generous as she said, "Qianyun, don't take it to heart. It has nothing to do with you. I just loved the wrong person. I didn't expect him to hit me just because he failed to get a business deal."Yan Qiongying paused again and said apologetically, "I said some mean things when I left the last time. Don't take those words to heart. I was just in a bad mood! And I'm glad I didn't help that animal get the business deal. It's not worth it at all!"Zhuo Qianyun hesitated and said, "You can leave him and live a good life on your own. Take me, for instance.
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